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Pierre-Luc Landry Among Finalists for the Ottawa Book Award

September 20, 2016 Announcements

The Ottawa Book Awards recognize the best work published by Ottawa authors during the last year. Pierre-Luc Landry joins the finalists in the category for best French-language literary creation with his novel Les corps extraterrestres.

The winners of each category will be revealed at the awards ceremony, which will...

André Jacques Among Finalists for the Prix Saint-Pacôme

September 15, 2016 Announcements

This week, the Société du roman policier de Saint Pacôme unveiled the finalists for the Prix Saint-Pacôme, an award for the best Quebec French-language crime novel published in the last year. André Jacques caught the jury’s attention with La bataille de Pavie. Protagonist Alexandre Jobin’s previous inquiry, De...

Louise Portal Nominated for the Prix des lecteurs

September 15, 2016 Announcements

The Prix des lecteurs is awarded to an author from Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. It recognizes the most popular book in the region’s accredited bookstores and public libraries, and according to readers of the newspaper Le Quotidien and internet users. Louise Portal, from Arvida, is among this year’s finalists with her...

Aux toilettes in Contention for the TD Award

September 14, 2016 Announcements

The five finalists for the  TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award  have been announced. They include Aux toilettes, written by André Marois and illustrated by Pierre Pratt.

Established in 2004 by the TD Bank Group and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, the annual TD Award recognizes the excellence...

Benoît Bouthillette and Chrystine Brouillet Win Tenebris Prizes

May 25, 2016 Announcements

The fifth international crime fiction festival, Les Printemps meurtriers de Knowlton, took place between May 19 and May 22 and hosted the Tenebris Prize during its closing ceremony.

This year, Les Printemps meurtriers de Knowlton introduced a Tenebris Prize for best Quebec novel in the “roman noir” genre, celebrating its...

Lili Chartrand and Annie Rodrigue Honoured

May 20, 2016 Announcements

The Forest of Reading presented its awards for French-language literature at the Festival of Trees, held on May 19 in Toronto. A group of children aged between four and eight awarded an honourable mention to author Lili Chartrand and illustrator Annie Rodrigue for the picture book Millie Rose,...

André Jacques Among Finalists for the Arthur Ellis Awards

April 22, 2016 Announcements

The Crime Writers of Canada association presents the annual Arthur Ellis Awards in recognition of excellence in Canadian crime writing. In the category for best French-Language book, André Jacques is one of the five finalists for his novel La bataille de Pavie. Protagonist Alexandre Jobin’s previous inquiry, De...

Honourable Mention for Annie Perreault

April 15, 2016 Announcements

The Adrienne-Choquette prize, prize, awarded at the Salon international du livre de Québec, recognizes the best collection of short stories published in Quebec during the last year. Annie Perreault received an honourable mention for _L’occupation des jours, _a book which, according to the jury, “stands out thanks to both its ambitious...

Karine Raymond in Contention for the Prix Cécile-Gagnon

April 7, 2016 Announcements

The Association des écrivains québécois pour la jeunesse (AÉQJ) has revealed its finalists for the annual Prix Cécile-Gagnon, awarded in recognition of a promising debut novel by a children’s author. Karine Raymond was selected for her young adult novel Rannaï, Tome I. The winner will be unveiled on April...

Gabriel Marcoux-Chabot Wins the Académie Rabelais Literary Prize

April 1, 2016 Announcements

Founded in France in 1974, the literary prize from the Académie Rabelais  is awarded annually to the author of a remarkable, Rabelaisian-inspired piece. This year’s winner is Gabriel Marcoux-Chabot for his novelTas-d’roches, the vivid tale of a giant whose feats would forever leave their mark on the...

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